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Coordinating Conjunctions

Learn how coordinating conjunctions link words and clauses in German without affecting verb position.

Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, or main clauses of equal grammatical status. In German, they do not change verb position: each clause keeps its normal word order. These conjunctions are essential for building longer sentences, expressing contrast, alternatives, or reasons, and creating natural flow in spoken and written German.

In this guide, you will learn:

  • what coordinating conjunctions are and how they function

  • which conjunctions belong to this group

  • why verb position remains unchanged

  • common learner mistakes when linking clauses

This guide helps English-speaking learners understand coordinating conjunctions as structure-preserving connectors in German sentence construction.


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